Does anyone hate the Dodge Durango ads as much as I do?

[dawgman]

They make me want to scream!! "THis thing tows like a son of a gun and it's got a hemi, DONE DEAL!!" Shut the hell up! you are a freakin' idiot!!

on edit: ads you idiot not adds!

[ewagner]

1. I tried out

a new Ford Explorer and then a new Durango............

V-6 in the Explorer. V-8, Hemi, in the Durango.

Cheeeesch......what a difference.

Cruising at 63 mph in the Explorer had me at 2250 RPM
Cruising at 63 mph in the Durango had me at 1650 rpm.

Fuel economies were almost the same...........

That's one powerful son-of-a-gun. I know why they are pushing it on TV!

[JVS]

12. They are putting that engine into a sedan

The Chrysler 300C

[DS1]

2. I'm sick of the males of the population always appearing

completly played by their SOs. So yeah, I hate that commercial too. And the "Is that Dominos Steak and Cheese pizza?"

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. I F***in' HATE that Domino's Commercial

I hit the mute button and run out of the room-eeekkk!

[Piperay]

3. HATE it and

what the hell is "hemi" anyway??? :shrug: :puke:

[CanuckAmok]

5. It's a hemispherical combustion chamber.

It is a better shape for gas combustion. It optomises the power of the explosion in each cylinder. Chrysler owns the patent on it, and many of their muscle engines from the 60s and 70s were popular for their 'hemi' design.

It's more powerful, and more fuel-efficient.

But it's also a gimmick, when marketed to suburban imbiciles.

[DS1]

6. wow, Chrysler has an automotive patent

How the hell did that happen? :evilgrin:

[JVS]

10. Chrysler is the most innovative of the big 3

and has been for a long time

[Piperay]

9. Thanks,

I thought it was something phoney they had made up.

[sendero]

8. "Hemi"

refers to a style of engine that Mopar (Dodge, Chrysler, Plymouth) popularized in the '60s. Hemi means hemispherical combustion chamber which allows the engine to breathe better and hence produces more performance.

Yes, those ads that make men out to be chumps are pretty annoying. It's not PC to do that to women but I guess men are fair game :)

[CanuckAmok]

13. That's always been the way... "Ancient Chinese Secret, eh?"

Men are always the patsy in commercials. It's part of the ad strategy to pander to women. "Everybody knows hubby's uselses in the kitchen, right gals? We hear your pain. It's okay, though...we can all have a good laugh at his expense, and diminish his perceived power over our lives. Oh, by the way, buy our laundry soap--it's great!"

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. I liked the first one. That kid that says HEMI is adorable.

But that's the only part I like. Those Durangos have all been recalled, by the way, from what I understand. MANY PROBLEMS.
Duckie

[oxymoron]

11. A Dodge with problems?!?

Whoa!

[ben_thayer]

14. I just returned a Durango after a month

of using it as a loaner while my car was in the shop. I was NOT impressed!! My '93 Explorer with 250,000 miles climbed hills without a grunt, but on these same hills I had to go into passing gear in the Durango. The Explorer held the road better, was quieter and felt more solidly constructed. And yes the commercials SUCK OUT LOUD!!